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Lafarge convictions: a landmark moment in corporate criminal accountability
Louise Hodges
19 May 2026
Litigation Funding Agreements: Still in limbo
Although the King’s Speech on 13 May 2026 contained an ambitious 37 bills for the next parliamentary session, there was a notable exception for litigators.
22 September 2025
‘No win, no fee’ - are clients being hoodwinked?
At a time when a national broadcaster feels obliged to unpick (for the lawyer in us: alleged) misleading information from the leader of the free world, I almost choked on my breakfast when reading that we should also be concerned that some of us lawyers may be misleading the public too: 'No win, no fee' under fire: SRA vows to stop law firms hoodwinking consumers | Law Gazette Why now is a mystery; the term has been a feature of daytime TV advertising for decades!
22 February 2024
Empowering beneficiaries to challenge costs: The Kenig v. Thomson Snell & Passmore case
Last month, The Court of Appeal delivered an important costs judgement which has the potential to significantly impact how beneficiaries can challenge solicitors’ fees in contentious trusts, probate, private wealth and estate proceedings.
6 November 2023
Once upon a time in the Supreme Court
Michael Tyler discusses the decision of the UK Supreme Court in R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) (Appellants) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others (Respondents) [2023] UKSC 28
23 October 2023
It’s a fix! The Fixed Recoverable Costs regime and the impact on professional negligence claims
The 1 October 2023 saw the Fixed Recoverable Costs (“FRC”) regime extend beyond personal injury claims in the fast track to almost every area of civil litigation, including professional negligence, and sees the introduction of a new Intermediate Track.
We address in this article, the impact of the FRC regime on Professional Negligence claims, and how this affects the recoverability of costs.